Gregorius | als | ob | ich | kunde | | that | if | I | were able |
1389 | vil | gerne | tæte | | very | gladly | would do |
| nû | belîbe | ich | dar | an | stæte | | now | will remain | I | _ | therein | steadfast |
| daz | ich | unz | an | mînes | tôdes | zil | | that | I | until | an | my | end's | goal |
1392 | den | dar | umbe | biten | wil | | (to) him | _ | for it | pray | will |
| der | deheiner | guottât | | who | no | good deed |
| niemer | ungelônet | lât | | (n)ever | unrewarded | leaves |
1395 | daz | er | iu | des | lône | | that | he | you | (for) this | may reward |
| mit | der | himelischen | krône | | with | the | heavenly | crown |
| dê- | -s- | -wâr | des | hân | ich | michel | reht | | this | is | true | (for) this | have | I | (a) great | obligation |
1398 | daz | ir | mich | ellenden | kneht | | that | you | me | (a) homeless | boy |
| von | einem | vunden | kinde | | from | a | foundling | child |
| vür | allez | iuwer | gesinde | | above | all | your | charges |
1401 | sô | zartlichen | habet | erzogen | | so | lovingly | have | raised |
| leider | ich | bin | des | betrogen | | alas | I | was | (in) this | deceived |
| ich | en- | -bin | niht | der | ich | wânde | sîn | | I | _ | am | not | who | I | thought | _ |
1404 | nû | sult | ir | lieber | herre | mîn | | now | should | you | dear | Lord | (of) mine |
| mir | durch | got | gebieten | | me | for | God | give leave |
| ich | sol | und | muoz | mich | nieten | | I | shall | and | must | myself | subject |
1407 | nôt | und | angest | daz | ist | reht | | (to) toil | and | hardship | that | is | right |
| als | ein | ellender | kneht | | as | a | foreign | servant |
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